“A school, huh. A place dedicated ta helpin’ t’shape young, impressionable minds...”
“Sounds like the place t’be fer Ol’ Raven!”

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“A school, huh. A place dedicated ta helpin’ t’shape young, impressionable minds...”
“Sounds like the place t’be fer Ol’ Raven!”
“Me?” The sudden approach was hardly something she’d expected, though at this point she was accustomed to such… oddities. It would be easy enough to turn him down and move forward– which might have been for the better considering the look on his face. However, it wasn’t the worst way to meet someone. And if his word held any weight in truth, he actually required some assistance. A huff of air parted her lips in conflict, but with a nod she would agree to the request. “Are you searching for a place in particular?”
“Well, I can think of a few I’d like t’find...” The old man tossed his hopefully soon-to-be companion a wink, if only to judge her level of tolerance. He was honestly surprised she’d actually given him the time of day. His track record insofar was a bit less than stellar--and he had the bruises to prove it. Still, she seemed nice enough.
“Truth be told, there is an old shrine I’m tryin’ t’find. Weird as it might sound, it’s kind of important I get back to it. Ya wouldn’t happen t’know if the old place with a pair a’ stone foxes is still sittin’ over there in the cultural sector, would you?”
The Fox hopped from the male’s shoulders. Ears perked upwards, tail waving about like some sort of flag. Right he was leading.
“Come! I will lead the way. It shouldn’t be too far! After all, we are just down the street from it.”
The uchigatana was of course hesitant with speech. He would have to take baby steps with this. This is what he’s practice with when speaking to Aruji and the others. Greetings were finished. So that was out of the way. The subject was chosen. Something about themselves. However there was something else on his mind.
“What is your name?”
He questioned. Eyes fixed on the Fox as it lead them to the place of interest. He really couldn’t recall if this man had already spoken it.
Hearing the young man speak for a change nearly caught Raven off guard. He was fairly soft-spoken, which wasn’t all that surprising, and wasn’t bold enough to look his conversation partner in the eyes, even. The old man wondered just what it was that had made him so timid, but he figured he’d come across the information sooner or later.
“I s’ppose we really didn’t get into proper introductions, now, did we? You can call me Raven. Foxy didn’t seem t’mind me givin’ him a name a’ sorts, but what should I be callin’ you?”
“Forgive me for this.” what the heck what THE HECK these sentences
“If ya really wanted me t’forgive you, ya wouldn’t go around beatin’ me in these newfangled video games t’begin with. There’s a learnin’ curve t’these things, y’know.”
Undertale Starter Meme
“After a great meal, I like to lie on the ground and feel like garbage.”
“Anything can make a good story with enough spin!”
“Aren’t you excited? Aren’t you happy?”
“Beautiful. Why don’t you write a book?”
“Be good, alright?”
“Didn’t you read the sign?”
“Did you hear what they just said?”
“Did you know I love to ‘get owned?’”
“Disgusting. I’d love to try it sometime.”
“Don’t you have anything better to do?”
“Don’t you know how to greet a new pal?”
“Excuse me, do you want to know how to beat me?”
“Finally, someone gets it.”
“Forgive me for this.”
“Golly, you must be so confused.”
“Goodbyes aren’t allowed in my town.”
“Haven’t I done a great job protecting you?”
“Haven’t you ever seen a cooking show before?”
“He flexed himself out of the room!”
“Heheh… The old whoopee cushion in the hand trick. It’s ALWAYS funny.”
“Hey, lighten up, bucko! I’m just joking with you.”
“Hey, that’s my emptiness, not yours.”
“I am just a silly little lady who worries too much!”
“I am only protecting you, do you understand?”
“I can’t afford not to care anymore.”
“I can’t go to hell. I’m all out of vacation days.”
“I could make friends with a wimpy loser like you any day!”
“I don’t like you the way you like me.”
“I don’t need friends! I’ve got KNIVES!”
“If I were you, I would’ve thrown in the towel by now.”
“I found a gun in a dumpster!”
“If you weren’t my houseguest, I’d beat you up right now!”
“I just want to have handsome, bishonen eyes.”
“I knew you had it in you!”
“I’m gonna need some dog treats for this!!!”
“I’m just a dozen away from a double digit follower count!”
“I’m nineteen years old and I’ve already wasted my entire life.”
“I’m not ready for this to end.”
“In this world, it’s kill or be killed.”
“I really should have killed you when I had the chance.”
“Is (the sound a baby makes) an emotion?”
“It’s not wrong. It’s just my headcanon.”
“It’s rude to talk about someone who’s listening.”
“I’ve heard they have things called bathrooms.”
“I want you to be happy, too.”
“I will bathe in a shower of kisses every morning.”
“Never interact with attractive people.”
“Now’s your chance to accept my mercy.”
“Now you’ll see my true power: relying on people who aren’t garbage!”
“Oh no! You’re meeting all my standards!”
“Plants can’t talk, dummy.”
“Quick, behind that conveniently-shaped lamp.”
“Really not feelin’ up to it right now. Sorry.”
“Remember how I said NOT to shoot at me?”
“Revenge won’t bring anybody back.”
“Sorry, can’t talk. I’m busy being popular on-line.”
“So what if a few people have to die?”
“Stop plaguing my life with incidental music!”
“Studying history sure is easy when you’ve lived through so much of it yourself!”
“Thaaaaaat’s politics!”
“That’s the trash can. Feel free to visit it any time.”
“That was fun. Let’s finish the job.”
“The only joke here, is how strong my muscles are.”
“They come. They leave. They die.”
“This is just a friendly, um, killing between acquaintances!”
“Time for our union-regulated break!”
“Too intimidated to fight me, huh?”
“Watching someone on a screen really makes you root for them.”
“Were those two robots making out?”
“What a terrible creature, torturing such a poor, innocent youth…”
“What do you think of my secret style?”
“Where are the knives.”
“Where is this? Where can I see the Anime.”
“Who knew that all I needed to make pals was to give people awful puzzles and then fight them?”
“Who needs arms with legs like these?”
“Why would I ever be friends with you?”
“Will anyone like me as sincerely as you?”
“Would you smooch a ghost?”
“You aren’t gonna tell my parents about this, are you?”
“You can’t spell ‘prepared’ without several letters from my name!”
“You can’t understand how this feels.”
“You didn’t need my help, which is great, ‘cause I love doing absolutely nothing.”
“You do not dislike cinnamon, do you?”
“You just wanted to see me suffer.”
“You think I’m just gonna stand there and take it?”
“You’ll never see ‘em again.”
“You’re filled with determination.”
“You really hate me that much?”
“You’re giving me a real workout.”
“You’re gonna have a bad time.”
Handsome? Kid? So many questionable things. Were looks just as important as one’s ability to be an ice-breaker? While Nakigitsune thought this out. The Fox continued with their small conversation. Finer points ay?
“His name is Nakigitsune! As for a place that provides drinks.. I believe there was a sort of place known as a tavern that serves drinks just at the corner of this pathway of steel sticks!”
He’s referring to the corner of this street. I think.
“I think the word yer lookin’ for is ‘street’, there, Foxy. Anyhow, let’s mosey an’ y’can tell me about... yerselves in the meantime. What’s yer world like an’ what didja do there?”
That almost sing-song tone caught him like a deer in headlights, a name that’d been long-discarded almost escaping him. “Capt… – Raven… ! Now there’s a face I didn’t expect to see here…” The knight’s welcoming smile as soft as ever. “But I… suppose I have been rather busy trying to get accommodated with the city… with all these new rules and regulations.”
There came a moment of silence, and then a pensive question with a more troubled expression as he tilted his head. “… you’ll have to excuse me for springing this on you so suddenly, but you don’t think… that maybe I’m trying too hard?”
Raven sat and looked at the young knight a moment before he even thought of answering.
“I like ya, Flynn, so I’m gonna give it to ya straight. Have y’ever heard the expression ‘there are people too good for this world’? If I was a bettin’ man, I’d say there’s more than a few who would use that to describe you.” The old man nimbly hopped over the guard grate of the fire escape he was standing on and landed neatly beside the blond, taking a particular amount of care in dusting off and straightening his clothes as he spoke. “Then again, I can think of a lotta other words people’ve used for you in the past, not all a’ which are exactly deserved.”
“But ya gotta ignore all of it. When you are how you are in particular, you’ve made a choice. You picked your road and you’re not liable to step off of it now. Don’t second guess yourself. Do what y’feel is right. Half the time, it’ll work out for the best. The other half... eh. That’s what makes life interesting, right?”
“Oh, you know, stuck here there and everywhere else I don’t belong. Not dead yet, though, so you don’t hear me complaining.”
“Yeah, I hear ya. I’m singin’ the same tune m’self. Color me surprised t’see ya still hangin’ around parts like these, though. Anything important happen while I was out ‘n’ about?”
“I’ll say. You’re looking jumpier than I remember–don’t tell me someone got the better of you over the last few months.”
“Haha, that’s a good one. Y’always were a jokester, weren’t’cha, Sassy. That’s why I liked you so much. How ya been?!”
“…?”
Uh oh. A familiar stirring in the air.
“Heya, Sassy!... Long time, no see! Haha...”
“Not exactly. We’ve been watched by some but never spoken to any!”
“...yer kiddin’. How’s a handsome kid like you not battin’ a thousand? Ya really gotta get out there, y’know? Yer looks only do half the job. We got a lotta work t’do...”
“All right, you an’ me need t’have a sit down and go over the finer points. So two things: first, what’s yer name. Second, where’s a good place fer a drink around here? I have a feelin’ I’m gonna need it.”
|| @vacioverde ||
Well, well, what did a certain old man spy with his little eye as he wandered through the streets? A lonely little lady in need of a chaperone.
Or maybe one that could play guide.
“Hello, m’dear. Might you find it in your beautiful heart to help a poor old man find his way around town?”
“We are more than serious about learning these strange tricks!”
Cue ears twitching. Followed by frantic tail waving.
“Does Nakigitsune need to know any particular techniques before attempting these tricks of yours?”
“Well, it’d help a lot if you’ve actually talked with a woman before. You’ve at least gotten that far, haven’t ya?”
❝Oh, yeah? I’d say let ‘em talk, but that wouldn’t sit too well for your perfect rep around here, would it?❞ an honest jab, and one he put a smirk on for. much to his surprise, raven made a quarter of the group he was familiar with in the city.. did that mean more were arriving soon? the next statement, however.. threw him for a loop, he was running a soup kitchen? what a weird dream.. his smirk settled for a straighter face.
❝Don’t start getting delusional on me, old man… I just got here.❞
“I’ll say. I still got my standards, after all.” But hold on. What he’d just said didn’t make any sense.
“Now, hang on. Don’t go yankin’ on an old man’s leg like that. Y’can’t have just got here, ‘cause you were here when I left the last time. Don’t tell me yer mind’s goin’ at such a young age.”
Akoya quickly realized that he was stranded on a dark, poorly-lit pathway with someone he hadn’t met before. He slowed to a stop as the other man approached, his eyes narrowing with suspicion. A quick scan of the stranger’s aura didn’t reveal any killing intent, but he was exuding something: A strangely positive emotion which the chevalier couldn’t quite place. It felt like a sensation he should recognize, but–
… Oh.
“What?” His lips twisted into a scowl as he stepped back, drawing himself up to his full height. This encounter had gone from zero to creepy in no time flat.
“...well, I wasn’t expectin’ that.” So much for fortune favoring the bold. “Listen... uh. Fella. This has all been a real bad misunderstandin’, so if’ll just excuse me...” Raven looked over his shoulder, attempting to play off just how desperate he was for a quick means of escape. This hadn’t happened for years...
“Of course. Nakigitsune here is not so good at socializing. So I speak on his behalf! Could you not tell?”
“...never mind all that.”
“Anyhow, that’s one hell of a trick you two got goin’ for ya. Yer better off than I thought. But if yer serious about learnin’, Ol’ Raven can show you a trick or two on how ta get the ladies up ‘n’ atcha.”
|| ushirometasa ||
“Dirty side-streets, jail cells... we really gotta stop meetin’ like this, Yuri. People might start t’talk if we’re not careful.”
In all honesty, Yuri was one of the last people he wanted to see on the streets of the Hive. The kid had been here the last time he’d gotten himself dragged here--running some kind of charity kitchen, if he remembered right. Seems like things hadn’t changed at all.
“Ya look well-off enough fer havin’ been around so long. I take it yer place is still going?”